Business
May 11, 2022
The U.S. Is Offering Meat Processors $1 Billion in Grants. Will It Actually Help?
Today’s the deadline to apply for federal aid, but some experts say decreasing regulations and hiring more inspectors would be more useful.
Meat
Hunting & Fishing
February 24, 2022
Instagram’s Newest Influencers: Texas Women Who Eat What They Kill.
These wild-game influencers spotted a gap in the market—refined recipes and honest reflections on what it means to eat what you kill.
BBQ
February 15, 2022
At BBQ Joints Across the State, Burgers Are the New Sausage
Pitmasters have long used trimmings for sausage, but burgers—smoked and griddled—are easier ways to make the most out of expensive brisket.
Best Thing in Texas
November 16, 2021
Texas Tech Just Won Its Third Straight National Championship in Meat Judging
Students, many of whom go on to work in food science, train by spending as much time as possible in a meat locker studying beef carcasses.
Food & Drink
September 3, 2020
This Plant-Based Chili Has No Meat (or Beans)
Meat substitutes such as Beyond Meat keep growing in popularity, so we re-created a Texas bowl of red—no beef involved.
The Stand Up Desk
August 19, 2020
From the Editor, September 2020: “Knives Out”
The team behind this month's well-red cover story.
The Texanist
December 30, 2017
The Texanist: Should I Go Vegetarian for the New Year?
A dedicated carnivore wonders how to handle his wife's request to lead a meat-free existence in 2018.
Sports
April 1, 2016
The New Food Options At The Texas Rangers Ballpark Include A Vegan Cart And The Least Vegan Sandwich Of All Time
Hungry? You might not be after you learn about the Wicked Pig.
Eat My Words
August 19, 2015
A Brief History of Black Market Brisket
There has been a recent uptick in the number of meat thefts, but it's nothing new.
The Daily Post
February 18, 2015
Richard Linklater Thinks You Should Be a Vegetarian
In a new video for PETA that spoofs his own Boyhood, Linklater explains why spending the past thirty years as a vegetarian has been such a great decision for him.
Pat’s Pick
November 7, 2014
To Dai For
Nose-to-tail, locally sourced, and heavy on the protein: Austin chef Jesse Griffiths’s Dai Due moves from the supper club circuit to a permanent home.
Recipes
October 31, 2012
Venison Backstrap
A recipe for when the hunters get home.Â
Food & Drink
October 31, 2012
Venison Backstrap
A recipe for when the hunters get home.Â
Food & Drink
November 14, 2011
PETA Wants Turkey, TX, to Change Its Name to “Tofurky”
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals points its Thanksgiving publicity campaign toward the small Panhandle town of Turkey.
Eat My Words
August 2, 2011
PHOTO: The Ribeyes of Texas Are Upon You
From Dominic Episcopo’s book-in-progress, Meat America, which also has a Facebook page. (H/T to Jeff Smith for the headline.) – JASON COHEN
Eat My Words
July 29, 2011
Is That a Brisket in Your Pocket?… Sam’s Bar-B-Que and Other Austin Restaurants Charged With Buying Stolen Meat
MEATLIFTING. It's nothing new. The 2010 arrest of Austin's Ronnie Allen Brock provided Texas Monthly with one of our trademark never-ending punny Bum Steer headlines (as if "Bum Steer" itself wasn't enough). But meat fencing? With an undercover sting called "Operation Meat Locker" to catch
Business
December 1, 1997
Hog-tied
The Panhandle goes hog wild.
Food & Drink
February 1, 1997
The Elite Meat to Eat
Chicken? For the birds. Fish? In the tank. From Buffalo Gap to Galveston, the faddish food these days is steak. Here are ten prime places to enjoy it.
Reporter
April 1, 1995
All the Dead Horses
The Humane Society wants to rein in Beltex of Fort Worth, one of the nation’s largest slaughterhouses.
Critters
March 1, 1992
Buffalo Bill’s
A third-generation rancher rebuilds his spread by just saying no to cattle.
Food & Drink
August 31, 1977
Meat
The raw truth about out steaks and chops.